Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-25
HEi.I.AIItE.

There were great inany very mad peo.
pie IN Bcllaire yesterday, and they were all
l'rohibitionlsts The action of the City
Clerk in not appearing at the special meet
ing Of Council caused their ire to rise, and
il will be some days before the storm
blows over. The Mayor IL ccnsured by
some; not few feel that the City Solicitor
has not done his duty and from the First
To the Fifth wards the temperance folks
want TO hear what the Marshal has 10 say
about his non-appearanc" nj Council on
Wednesday evening. When the City
Clerk failed Ia put in his appearance.
at the regular meeting on Tuesday even
ing, a motion was passed to the effect that
the Mayor, Marshal and City Solicitor bc
instructed t0 procure the minutes, prohib.
itory ordinance, etc, Of the last meeting
and bring them with or without the Clerk
to the special meeting on Wednesday even
ing. Mayor Brown and the City Solicitor
both visited the Clerk on "Wednesday and
received the assurance that the latter would
be on hands nj the proper time, but IL
seems they acted indiscretely, as they
should have taken the documents as Coun.
ell directed. Both regret the turn afiairn
in their power 10 vindicate themselves. A
Bellaire gentleman on his way 20 this
city from Wheeling, via Benwood. noticed
the City Marshal and Clerk hoard a Il. 4
o. train for Wheeling. Why they ieft tho
city just at that time Is what the prohibi.
tiOnists cannot clearly understand, al
though they see through n gla~ darkly.
A First ward councilman who IL teeth
and toe nail for temperance, said yesterday
afternoon that the action Of the City Clerk
had made one hundred votes for the Pro-
bibitionists. Further. he said that tho
new ordinance would be read the seOOnd
time on next Tuesday evening, and on the
day after the election would be put on its
third reading and passed. II IL more than
likely the whole muddle regarding the
prohibition ordinance can bc fully er-
planned by the proper parties, and IL should
le done. Marshal Darby could have DO
possible interest IN the matter, pro or con.
as We can see, and IL Is hoped be- will sst
himself right before his constituents.
The Belmont street crossing case that
has been pending for several years in the
courts, has at last been settled in favor Of
yesterday was tO the effect that the street
could be opened over the u. X q. tracks
The merchants on Belmont street are hap.
py over the deci-iOn. The street railway,
when extended, will run down the new
street
The Democratic township convention
will be held in City Hall ON Saturday.
The ward primaries in the city will ke beld
on next Tuesday and the convention on
Thursday.
Several gentlemen will give y. N. Hsl.
sley tough struggle f1r the Office Of con-
stable at the coming Republican conyen.
tion, but Phil expects to be renominaied.
II was reported that Vim. Williams,
formerly manager Of the steel works here,
was killed in an explosion at Pitpharg,
but IL was not correct.
The "Jezse Jamss" gang of this city
broke open the powder house of George
Walters x Co, and stole several packages
Of powder.
An unknown Wheeling man wzs siruek
by an engine in the c. Il r. yard On
Wednesday evening, and had oae Of his
ribs broken.
Mrs. Melinda Keeier, mother OF Rev.
X. =. KeeIer, died yesterday morning,
aged seyeniy-seven yean. Interment NJ
Erie, Pa.
The members Of Kern IOdge, l. O.0P.,
will attend the funeral Of Charles Ksps-
mund this afternoon In body.
James Davis, the young man who hsd
his less eut or by . b. * o. freight train.
is slowly recovering,
Councilman Fred Hecker accidentally
fell on Wednesday evening and received
painful injuries.
Mrs.. Hives, IN aged Lady Of the Secoed
ward, was found dead In her bed yesterday
morning.
VIII x. BuchanDop n doing Local work
on the Tribune.
Concert Of tbs U. r. Sabbath School this
evening,